Leper

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Leper \Lep"er\ (l[e^]p"[~e]r), n. [OE. lepre leprosy, F.
     l[`e]pre, L. leprae, lepra, fr. Gr. le`pra, fr. lepro`s
     scaly, fr. le`pos scale, le`pein to peel.]
     A person affected with leprosy.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  leper
       n 1: a person afflicted with leprosy [syn: {lazar}]
       2: a pariah who is avoided by others

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "leper":
     DP, Ishmael, castaway, declasse, derelict, displaced person,
     evictee, exile, expatriate, expellee, outcast, outcast of society,
     outcaste, outlaw, pariah, persona non grata, social outcast,
     unacceptable person, undesirable, untouchable